Vest.



E. GOMBOR.

VEST.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22, 1913.

1,085,410. Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

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IHDUARD GOMBOB, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2?, 1914.

Application filed August 22, 1913. Serial 2.70. 293,182.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDUARD GOMBOR, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vests, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention has relation to improvements in vests (or similar garments); and it consists in the novel features of construction more fully set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the vest in the position assumed thereby when on the body of the wearer; Fig. 2 in an inner plan view of the two sections of the vest unfolded; Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 taken through the rear ad justing band; and Fig. 4 is a sectional detail on the line 44 of Fig. 2 taken through one of the extension members forming the fourin-hand tie, and the pocket or jewel receptacle in the same.

The object of my invention is to construct a light vest for summer use which shall serve all the purposes of the ordinary vest, possessing however, the additional advantage in providing a four-in-hand tie as an integral part of the vest. The garment is further characterized by other features 7 of construction whose advantages will become apparent from a detailed description of the invention which is as follows Referring tothe drawings, 1, 1, represent two front sections of the vest, the present garment having no conventional back as is common in prevailing vests. Leading from the neck portions n, n, of the respective sections are extensions 2, 2, gradually widening toward their free ends, the narrower and inner portions of said extensions bein of tape-width and passed in opposite directions around the neck of the wearer and maintained in proper relation at their point of intersection by a ring or band 3 through which they loosel pass. These extensions .are subsequently rought forward opposite the front of the vest and tied into the usual four-in-hand tie T, as shown, the narrow portions being passed around the neck (Fig.

' at pleasure.

1). The vest herein has no arm-holes because the conventional back is lacking, the two front sections 1, 1, being simply placed against the bod of the wearer, the exten: sions 2, 2, passe around the neck as shown, then brought forward and tied into a four- 1nhand tie. By lengthening the vest, the tie correspondingly shortened (see dotted p0S1t1 0I1 Fig. 1), and by shortening the vest, the tie is correspondingly lengthened, the adjustment being freely made by drawing the members 2, 2, in proper direction through the band 3. To enlarge, or draw in, or take up the vest about the waist, resort is had to the adjustable rear bands or straps 4, 5,'the band 4 passing through a metal slide 6, then throu h an anchor loop 7, and folded back on itself and secured to the slide (Fig. 3). The band 5 is passed through the loop 7 and then folded back on itself, the free end being provided with a button hole h which engages one of a series of buttons 6 disposed along the band, so that the vest may be tightened or loosened This take-up is conventional and may be varied at pleasure, no claim being made thereto.

The members 2 are folded longitudinally as shown, there being concealed behind the folds a bag or pocket 8 provided with a slit 8 for the insertion and concealment of valuables, cards and the like. These bags or pockets may be resorted to to conceal valuables at night when passing lonely or dark places and where there is a likelihood of a hold-up by foot-pads.

Features shown but not alluded to are well understood in the tailoring art, and require no detailed description.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. A vest comprising two separable sections, each having an extension or band adapted to be assed around the neck of the wearer, and o a length to form a four-inhand tie, and a ring loosely embracing the extensions at a point in the rear of the neck.

2. A vest comprising two independent front sections, having neck portions extend-- ed in the form of bands crossing each other in the rear of the neck of the wearer, a ring loosely embracing said bands, the latter being of suficient length to be brought forwearers neck and of a, length to form a ward in front of the wearer and tied into a; member of a four-in-hand tie. 10 four-in-hand, and means in-the rear of the testimony whereof I- aifix my signavest for enlarging or contracting the same ture, in presence of two witnesses.

about the waist. EDUARD GOMBOR. 3. A vest comprisin two separable front Witnesses: x sections, each PIOVld wlth a longitudinal EMIL STAREK,

folded extension for passing around the Jos. A. MICWJ. 

